Broadway Barks 2013

As one by one the stars of Broadway paired up with pets in need of homes and climbed onto the makeshift stage of Shubert Alley to make a pitch, more than one of the performers in effect explained that they weren’t just playing pet-lovers; they had gotten their own pets by going to one of the some two dozen animal shelters and adoption agencies with booths set up for the event.

At the 15th annual Broadway Barks, the hosts were co-founder Bernadette Peters and Harvey Fierstein, who substituted for Mary Tyler Moore. Among those who spoke out for adoption, and who appear in the video above are:
Billy Porter, and other cast members from “Kinky Boots”
Bebe Neuwirth, the sole performer who paired with a cat,
Michael Urie, still best-known for Ugly Betty, currently the solo performer in “Buyer and Cellar”
Valisia LeKae and other cast members of “Motown”
Andrew Rannells, once in “The Book of Mormon,” now on TV
Michael Mulheren, and other cast members of “Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark”Corey Cott, and other cast members of “Newsies”
Jane Lynch, and other cast members of “Annie” (including the dog who plays Sandy)
Felicia Finley, and other cast members of “Mamma Mia”
Sigourney Weaver, and other cast members of “Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike”
Lauren Ward, and other cast members from “Matilda”
Andrea Martin, and other cast members from “Pippin”
Ann Harada, and other cast members from “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Carol Kane, currently in “Wicked”